This month's APA produced Planning magazine features on its cover a very beautiful image of multi-colored vegetables and fruits. Red peppers and radishes intermix with oranges and carrots, eggplants and plums, cucumbers and kale.
I have been impressed with how well things grow here in Texas. The soil is dark and rich and fertile. The plants grow quickly and easily. The growing season lasts most of the year and all but the most sensitive plants flourish all year long. Everything is verdant and beautiful. It is very different from what I am used to - something I was reminded of last week while I was on vacation in the intermountain west... It's beautiful there, too, but not nearly the same.
My thought was this - we have a beautiful location here in the center of the City - City Hall - which would make a great place for a farmer's market. Farmer's markets (for those who don't know) are places where local small farmers can gather to sell their wares. It provides a venue for these small timers to gain access to markets they otherwise would not be able to access. I know there are other farmer's markets around. But there is a long-time agrarian tradition in our community. I, for one, would love to have access to locally grown produce - supporting the local farmers in their efforts while gaining better and fresher produce.
Anyone else out there interested? Shoot me an email. If I get a critical mass of folks interested perhaps we can get something set up...
2 comments :
I think a local farmer's market is a great idea!
I think a Farmer's Market would be a great idea. It's something I miss from my childhood (living in San Francisco and then visiting my grandparents in the San Joaquin Valley in the summer). I was surprised when I moved to Texas that there were so few Farmer's Markets given, as you said, the ease of growing things here. I think it would boost the community to have the ability to meet local growers and merchants on a (hopefully) weekly basis.
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